State Rep. Greg Martin, R-Hixson, introduced legislation with the intent to strengthen state protections for places of religious worship, ensuring congregations across Tennessee can gather and practice their faith free from intentional obstruction, disruption or intimidation.
Although most of the snow and ice from Winter Storm Fern has now melted, the recovery efforts by Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief teams and volunteers are still going full speed.
“Social media platforms don’t just allow rage-baiting — they’re built to reward it. The algorithm doesn’t care whether you’re liking content or hating it. It only cares that you’re engaging it. Rage becomes money.”
We love new things. New clothes, new cars, new shoes. In this new era of college football, schools seem to love finding new coaches, too.
Sara Richter has a heart for missions, but for years, she struggled to find opportunities to serve.
Kevin Ward, director of missions for the Madison-Chester Crockett Association of Baptists, issued a call to Tennessee Baptist churches to work together with the City of Jackson to provide warming shelters for the homeless population.
When temperatures drop to 32 degrees or below, exposure becomes life-threatening.
Roger Britton still remembers the prayer. One of the inmates working at Whites Creek Baptist Church in Rockwood bowed his head before a surprise steak lunch the congregation had prepared. What followed, Britton said, was “the sweetest prayer I have heard in a long time.”
“We know that healthy leaders — emotionally, mentally and physically — are in a better position to lead healthy churches. However, sometimes people just need a reset.”
For a team of Carson-Newman University students and staff, it was a December to remember. Composed of seven students and three leaders, the group traveled to Denver, Colorado, during Christmas break to serve those in need.
